7 Mistakes WWE Made At WrestleMania 35

WrestleMania 35 is now in the history books, as this event gave fans what they wanted, and that was a plethora of new megastars rising to the top of WWE. From Kofi Kingston realizing his dream of becoming the new WWE Champion to Seth Rollins overcoming Brock Lesnar in his shocking manner, this was a fan's dream Wrestlemania.

But with every good decision that WWE made, they had to go and make two more bad decisions that ruined the flow of the show.

If WWE just avoided most of the mistakes that stuck out at the event like a sore thumb, viewers could have had a much better experience, as it is hard to sit through almost seven hours of wrestling, and when the booking isn't up to standard things just get more uninteresting for the fans.

So let us go through each mistake WWE made at WrestleMania and how they could have avoided it.

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#7 Not Using The Platform To Boost A Star

Carmella did not need this win.

The Women's Battle Royal is somewhat like the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal; its purpose is solely to get all of the women's wrestlers on the biggest show of the year, but if this match does accomplish something it should be giving a chance to the most promising breakout star in the women's division this year.

So did we see that at WrestleMania? Well, we did see a babyface win, but it was not the superstar WWE should have chosen, as that should have been someone who has the most promise, and that is certainly not Camella. Carmella is a great talent, as she has shown promise in the ring and on the mic, but in the ever-changing landscape of women wrestling, Carmella won't use this victory to move forward.

#6 Not Enough Time For Styles vs Orton

Another five minutes.

AJ Styles and Randy Orton's match at WrestleMania was near perfection, and while this match started slowly, it got off the ground once these men started hitting their finishing moves, from RKO's to 450 Splashes, Styles and Orton were putting on a spectacle.

But something felt like it was missing in this match, and that was the last five minutes Styles, and Orton needed to take this match to the next level. Moreover, the crowd didn't seem too into this match, as Rollins' Universal Title win was something big to outdo, and if WWE gave these two in-ring legends a few more minutes, maybe we could have seen a classic.

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#5 The US Title Gets Squashed

What was the point of this match?

The US Title match at WrestleMania was probably one of the worst matches in the show, as WWE booked a 1-minute squash match between Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio which saw the former get obliterated by Joe in a matter of moments.

When WWE announced that Rey Mysterio suffered an injury during his match with Baron Corbin on Raw last week, many thought that it was an elaborate work by the company to create an opening for John Cena to face Samoa Joe at the event. But, Cena appeared in Elias' segment, while Joe and Mysterio had longer entrances than their actual match.

This was a baffling decision by WWE, and while Samoa Joe benefits from being the man that squashed the legendary Rey Mysterio, it was such a disappointing squash match.

#4 A Career Ending Loss

A lackluster match.

Many expected Batista vs Triple H at WrestleMania to be a hard-hitting affair that brought back the glory days, but this match was nothing like fans had expected at the show, and it's hard to say this, but this match was somewhat boring.

It lacked that wild energy Triple H and Batista created back in 2005, and that could be down to WWE sticking this match in the middle of the event where fans energy was at an all-time low. Furthermore, this match should have seen Batista coming away with the win, as the former World Champion needed to end his in-ring career with a bang, and by WWE giving Triple H the victory, it robbed Batista of his moment that he was trying to create for the last few years.

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#3 Making Drew lose to Reigns

You Never Hear The Shot That Takes You Down. Drew heard it from a mile away in this case.

Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre was a straight forward and hard-hitting narrative that was set for success on a bloated WrestleMania match card. McIntyre's quick rise to the main event scene was one of the few things WWE got right in 2018, but it was totally shocking to see them throw all their hard work away, as Reigns beat McIntyre in a somewhat disappointing match.

It is hard to bet against a superstar like Roman Reigns in any big match and in this scenario Reigns returned to in-ring action after being sidelined for months with his health issues, but it only took one spear to take McIntyre down, and that was just unbelievable booking from WWE. McIntyre deserved to win this match, as it's not every day you see a superstar of his skill and stature succeed in the WWE, the creative team dropped the ball here big time.

#2 A Terrible Ending For Angle

Thank you, Angle.

When John Cena appeared in his old school gimmick during Elias' segment, fans knew that Kurt Angle's match against Baron Corbin was legitimate. Like most of the matches towards the end of the show, the quality of this retirement match was poor, as it was disappointing to see Kurt Angle's legendary career end in an average match.

While this win will do wonders for Baron Corbin's career, you can't help but feel the ship sail on his main event push a long time ago, as Angle should have got a fitting farewell that would have saw him put on one of the last great performances in his storied career, but we can't have good things in the WWE, so we had to settle for Corbin doing the deed.

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#1 Not Creating A Megastar

Kofi winning was the right call, but something more needed to happen here.

Kofi Kingston vs Daniel Bryan was one of the most anticipated matches on the WrestleMania match card as the promise of the longtime fan favorite becoming WWE Champion was seemingly unmissable, and to WWE's credit, they gave us a match worth the while.

This was an instant classic, as Bryan and Kofi crafted a truly memorable contest, but after this match was over WWE missed the opportunity to turn a superstar into a megastar. Kofi becoming the WWE Champion was an amazing sight to witness. However, WWE throwing away the opportunity of elevating a certain New Day member was a mistake.

While some may not agree, but this was the perfect time to turn Big E from a midcard star into the main event powerhouse, as Big E joining forces with Vince McMahon to destroy his best friend for the sake of securing his status as the main event player would have been a perfect way to continue this narrative.